diff --git a/prog/hotplug/README b/prog/hotplug/README index dea9689d..ace11541 100644 --- a/prog/hotplug/README +++ b/prog/hotplug/README @@ -2,6 +2,14 @@ M7101 - SMBus Support for ALi M15x3 based motherboards. For Asus P4B motherboards, use the p4b_smbus module; see the file README.p4b. +NOTE: +This module is for 2.4 kernels only. For 2.6 kernels, +activation is handled by the code in drivers/pci/quirks.c +in the kernel source. If you have the latest 2.6 kernel and +the quirks code does not activate your SMBus, try adding support +in quirks.c, recompile and test your new kernel, and then +submit a patch to us. Contact us if you need assistance. + -------------------------------------------------------- Quick Start (2.4 kernels only): diff --git a/prog/hotplug/README.p4b b/prog/hotplug/README.p4b index 7e854291..154db209 100644 --- a/prog/hotplug/README.p4b +++ b/prog/hotplug/README.p4b @@ -1,6 +1,14 @@ What is it? ----------- +NOTE: +This module is for 2.4 kernels only. For 2.6 kernels, +activation is handled by the code in drivers/pci/quirks.c +in the kernel source. If you have the latest 2.6 kernel and +the quirks code does not activate your SMBus, try adding support +in quirks.c, recompile and test your new kernel, and then +submit a patch to us. Contact us if you need assistance. + This is just a quick and dirty hack to get the hardware monitoring working on the ASUS P4B board under Linux. It works by turning on the SMBus PCI device.